• 2016
  • TV-14
  • 30m
The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth

Summary Groundbreaking weekly docu-series that pulls back the curtain on American politics. Hosts John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon and Jenn Palmieri go behind the scenes for an unbiased, inside look at the stories beyond the headlines. View more details

  • 2016
  • TV-14
  • 30m

The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Alex Wagner John Heilemann Mark McKinnon Jennifer Palmieri

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7.3

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Jan 16, 2016

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official Facebook Official site (Australia)

Language : English

Production companies : Left/Right

Summary Groundbreaking weekly docu-series that pulls back the curtain on American politics. Hosts John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon and Jenn Palmieri go behind the scenes for an unbiased, inside look at the stories beyond the headlines. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Jan 16, 2016

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official Facebook Official site (Australia)

Language : English

Production companies : Left/Right

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Jan 16, 2016
The Outsiders
The campaigns of three "outsiders" - Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump - are given behind-the-scenes attention on the road to the Iowa caucus.
Episode 2 • Jan 23, 2016
Prisoner's Dilemma
Sen. Marco Rubio, Gov. Chris Christie, former Gov. Jeb Bush and Gov. John Kasich prepare for the all-important, first-in-the-nation primary in New Hampshire.
Episode 3 • Jan 30, 2016
Tension City
Follows the angst and drama leading up to the Iowa caucuses, with a showdown brewing between Democrats Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton and the GOP's first real test of outsider candidates versus the establishment.
Episode 4 • Feb 06, 2016
The Big Mo
The fourth episode goes inside the Iowa fallout and the momentum leading into New Hampshire's primary. Who's got it? Who doesn't? And how can the Clinton and Trump campaigns pick up the pace to beat back the surge of Sanders and Cruz?
Episode 5 • Feb 13, 2016
The Winnowing
From the electric jolt of New Hampshire to the hard truths coming up in South Carolina and Nevada. Trump tastes victory, Kasich picks up momentum - and Bush faces the prospect of an impending do-or-die reality.
Episode 6 • Feb 20, 2016
Fear and Loathing
Anxiety grows about how high the stakes are in Nevada and South Carolina.
Episode 7 • Feb 27, 2016
Confidence Game
Down to The Big Five, all eyes are on the upcoming prize: Super Tuesday.
Episode 8 • Mar 05, 2016
The Reckoning
With big wins for the front-runners on Super Tuesday the rest of candidates are reckoning with the results. But the biggest story of all might be one both Democratic and Republican establishments can agree on: how do they stop Trump?
Episode 9 • Mar 12, 2016
Dead or Alive
It's make or break time for Rubio, Kasich and Sanders. As the candidates pin their hopes on Florida and Ohio, can they gather enough momentum to force a brokered convention - or will their campaigns finally run out of steam?
Episode 10 • Mar 19, 2016
High Hopes
While Rubio gets trumped in Florida, the rest of the candidates remain cautiously optimistic. But are high hopes what they need to pull off a win and secure the nomination - or are they just delusional?
Episode 11 • Mar 26, 2016
Home and Abroad
As foreign policy comes to the fore can Trump and Clinton handle the heat?
Episode 12 • Apr 02, 2016
On, Wisconsin
Before a showdown in Wisconsin, candidates travel the state to pursue competing agendas; Kasich, Cruz and Sanders seek to secure their positions as spoilers.
Episode 13 • Apr 09, 2016
Circus Recap
From the early primary battles to the Super Tuesday showdown and beyond, pull back the curtain on the 2016 presidential race with Mark Halperin, John Heilemann and Mark McKinnon - and catch-up on the electrifying first twelve weeks.
Episode 14 • Jul 09, 2016
Game On
While the nation celebrates July 4, Trump and Clinton engage in their own fireworks. With the reemergence of Clinton's email scandal and Trump's latest faux pas, the titans go on the attack to take each other down.
Episode 15 • Jul 16, 2016
Veepstakes
No president is complete without a veep. As Trump auditions Chris Christie, Mike Pence and Newt Gingrich and Clinton considers Tim Kaine, can the candidates find the right-hand man for the job who will make, not break, their campaign?
Episode 16 • Jul 23, 2016
The Trump Show
The political circus goes into overdrive as Trump is crowned the Republican nominee - and Melania, controversially, speaks! Capitalizing on his children to help humanize his image, can Trump plus Pence finally rally a unified party?
Episode 17 • Jul 30, 2016
In the Arena
The jeers and boos of Sanders diehards ring out in Philadelphia, before the Democrats at last make Hillary a historic nominee. But is shattering a glass ceiling enough for Clinton and Kaine to unite the party into a winning coalition?
Episode 18 • Sep 10, 2016
Closing the Gap
Examines the race, which has tightened significantly in the weeks, as it enters the final stage of the election with less than 60 days to go. It also examines third party candidate Governor Gary Johnson and the "Allepo" gaffe.
Episode 19 • Sep 17, 2016
Fit to Serve
As Clinton's pneumonia and scrutiny about Trump's medical records comes to the forefront, their fitness to lead is questioned.
Episode 20 • Sep 24, 2016
Battleground
As Clinton and Trump prepare for their first debate, their campaigns target the swing states with an eye on Florida.
Episode 21 • Oct 01, 2016
Newsrooms
Preparations for the debate; the candidates cede the spotlight to those who cover the political news.
Episode 22 • Oct 15, 2016
Tale of the Tape
The fallout from the second debate and the current scandal surrounding a recently publicized audio tape.
Episode 23 • Oct 22, 2016
From Russia with Love
Amid claims of foreign intervention, international espionage and widespread hacking, Clinton faces what might turn out to be her toughest opponent to date: WikiLeaks, and the trove of highly sensitive, private emails it's made public.
Episode 24 • Oct 29, 2016
His Word as a Biden
The final two-week push going into the election sees the full weight of the White House come out in force for Clinton's campaign, including one man who has the potential to swing those states still up for grabs: Joe Biden.
Episode 25 • Nov 05, 2016
Nobody Fucking Knows
Clinton in Arizona? Trump in Washington? As different polls predict differing outcomes both campaigns make a case in far-fetched battlegrounds. In a race that's either up for grabs or already decided, hope, it seems, springs eternal.
Episode 26 • Nov 12, 2016
President Trump
In a special hour-long episode of the real-time documentary series, Mark Halperin, John Heilemann and Mark McKinnon go behind the scenes of both campaigns in the lead up to Election Day - and the fallout that followed. Season Finale.

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